AP.net Staff List

11/30/11

The AbsolutePunk.net Staff's Favorite Albums of 2011Clicking the album art takes you to a Spotify stream of the record.

The thing about these staff compilation lists is that nobody is ever completely happy. There's maybe one or two dudes who are like, "Boo yah!" And then everyone else just kind of exhales very slowly and loudly together. But that only happens if you are looking at a Year End Compilation list like some sort of competition. Which, sure, is understandable. We put numbers next to these albums and that's supposed to give them more relevance or greatness or whatever. But maybe the best way to look at these things is just, "Here are some albums that are most likely very good." Is one better than the other because it has a 3 next to it instead of a 16? Well, that depends on you. So if anything is important here, it's that at least some large-ish group of people liked these records. Whether they liked them "enough" for you or not is something you have to work through on your own. Take a look below. Let us know what you think. But most importantly, let's just celebrate. 2011, everybody.

-The AP.net Staff

27) St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
27) Pianos Become The Teeth - The Lack Long After
27) Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
27) Red City Radio - The Dangers Of Standing Still
24) Drake - Take Care